Less than six months after stating he was “all-in” as president and CEO of the International Mission Board, David Platt has announced he is stepping down from leading the missions organization to focus on pastoring McLean Bible Church in McLean, Virginia.

In a statement released to the Baptist Message (Louisiana state paper), Ken Hemphill has declared his candidacy for the presidency of the Southern Baptist Convention. The announcement did not include the name of who would be placing Hemphill's name into nomination....